#NYC’s criminal-justice system is utterly failing

#NYC’s criminal-justice system is utterly failing

“#NYC’s criminal-justice system is utterly failing” For proof that New York City’s criminal-justice system is utterly failing at its most basic function — putting bad guys away — look no further than the long rap sheet of accused Times Square shooter Farrakhan Muhammad. Cops say Muhammad shot three innocent bystanders, including a 4-year-old girl who…

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#Letters to the Editor — May 11, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — May 11, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — May 11, 2021” The Issue: A shooting in Times Square that left three bystanders injured, including a 4-year-old girl. It is disheartening to read the front-page article “Times Square mayhem” (May 9). But there should be no surprise here. We have one of the worst and most incompetent mayors, elected…

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#Child shot in Times Square

#Child shot in Times Square

“#Child shot in Times Square” If someone hadn’t been so thoughtless as to put a toy store in Times Square, a toddler in a stroller might not have been shot there late Saturday afternoon, along with a tourist from Rhode Island and another visitor from New Jersey. The toddler and her parents had come over…

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#Letters to the Editor — May 8, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — May 8, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — May 8, 2021” The Issue: A Facebook oversight board’s decision to uphold the company’s ban on former President Donald Trump. The decision by Facebook to continue banning former President Donald Trump from the platform should scare every American (“FaceBlocked,” May 6). Censorship by social-media entities is the stuff of socialist…

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